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Click right button over icon and check Properties. At &quot;Program&quot; tab, ¿is &quot;Command line&quot; specifying the right command interpreter (COMMAND.COM)?; it should be read as &quot;C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND.COM&quot;<br />
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Try to boot the machine; while power on, press F8 and, at start-up menu, select &quot;Prompt only&quot; to check if COMMAND.COM is running well.<br />

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Click right button over icon and check Properties. At "Program" tab, ¿is "Command line" specifying the right command interpreter (COMMAND.COM)?; it should be read as "C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND.COM"

Try to boot the machine; while power on, press F8 and, at start-up menu, select "Prompt only" to check if COMMAND.COM is running well.


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I have a brand new Windows 98 computer for my sister. &nbsp;But each time I try to use access DOS from the Desktop (in order to install some DOS games) it freezes the whole computer up, and I reboot. 
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I have a brand new Windows 98 computer for my sister.  But each time I try to use access DOS from the Desktop (in order to install some DOS games) it freezes the whole computer up, and I reboot. 

Cannot Access DOS from MSDOS Icon on Desktop

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